Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin.[1][2]

Bare Knees
Directed byErle C. Kenton
Written byHarold Shumate (adaptation)
Casey Robinson (intertitles)
Story byAdele Buffington
Produced bySam Sax
Harold Shumate
StarringVirginia Lee Corbin
CinematographyJames Diamond
Edited byW. Donn Hayes
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Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 1, 1928 (1928-02-01)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other "flapper" accoutrements.

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Preservation

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A print of Bare Knees is in the collection of the Library of Congress.[3] The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy Danger Ahead) from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm nitrate print.[4][5]

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